TV ratings: WWE Raw, April 17

WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 1,815,000 viewers on average, including about 752,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.58 P18-49 rating.

From last week, there was virtually no difference for Raw in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 4% from last week’s 780,000.

Raw ranked #4 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily, only behind NBA playoffs programming on TNT.

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Both Raw and NBA were ahead of everything else on cable and broadcast primetime.

Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

P2+: 1815 (-1%)

P18-49: 752 (+0%)

M18-49: 480 (-5%)

F18-49: 271 (+7%)

P18-34: 305 (+3%)

P35-49: 448 (-4%)

F12-34: 108 (-4%)

M12-34: 216 (-6%)

P25-54: 852 (-7%)

P50+: 983 (+1%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Raw, as of 4pm today:

Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar is made official for Backlash: 782,548

The Bloodline and The Judgment Day join forces: 707,300

Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle collide with The Judgment Day: 572,976

The Bloodline and The Judgment Day’s alliance: 519,723

The Bloodline, The Judgment Day, KO, Zayn, Riddle, and LWO brawl!: 385,308

Rey Mysterio vs. Solo Sikoa: 344,086

Trish Stratus reveals she was the one who attacked Lita: 278,497

Heyman implores The Judgment Day to live up to their end of the deal: 232,496

Seth “Freakin” Rollins continues The Miz’s downfall: 185,898

Bronson Reed costs Bobby Lashley a win over Austin Theory: 183,147

This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.

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Brandon Thurston

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

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